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Subject • - TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUN TERMEASURES (TSCM) /
JOHN E. OTTO - """" 1

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (EAD)

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Tech. Servs.

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Director's Sec'y

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This memorandum is classified ""T ""III 1 1 1 ENTTATl 1 in its
entirety, unless otherwise noted. (U)

PURPOSE : To report the results of a TSCM inspection conducted of
EAD OTTO'S office.

RECOMMENDATION : None. For information only. (U)

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On 3/10/87, Electronics Technician
conducted a TSCM inspection of EAD OTTO'S office

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TSCM inspection consisted of a radio frequency check, a physical'
and electronic search, and of a check of telephones and telephone
lines.

No evidence of any eavesdropping or tampering with
telephones and telephone lines was noted. (U)

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Subject . TEgHmCAL_SUB.3ZEll4lAM. CE CO UNTERMEASURES. (TSCM) MATTERS/
LEGAL ATTACHE (LEGAT) OFFICES BONN7~ROME

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entirety when Tr L>LCRE'F i ' material is detached. or unless otherwise
noted. (U)

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Director's Soc'y

REFERENCE : Memorandum from I | to Mr. BAYSE dated

5/8/86. (Copy attached to original for quick

reference)

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PURPOSE:

To re
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to travel to Bonn, Germany, and to b7c

Rome, Italy, to install the new telephone system recommended in
referenced communication and to conduct a TSCM inspection of the
Legal Attache Offices.

RECOMMENDATIONS : 1. That SSA[

] be authorized to travel,

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to Bonn, Germany, and Rome, Italy, to install a hie I
new telephone key system and to conduct a TSCM inspection of the
Legal Attache Offices. If approved, please forward travel form
to Mr. OTTO so he may forward it to DOJ for approval.

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Enclosures (3)

1 - I I (Enclosures 2)

1 - Mr. Otto (E nclosures 3 )

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1 - | I (Enclosures 2 )

Attn : Mr . Stoops

1 - Mr. Bayse (Enclosures 2)

1 - Mr. Evans (Enclosures 2)

Attn : Mr . Wade

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1 - Mr. Johnson ( Enclosures 2)^

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Re: TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERMEASURES (TSCM) MATTERS/

LEGAL ATTACHE (LEGAT) OFFICES BONN , ROME

2. That if recommendation number 1 is approved, that
technical assistance be requested from the Chicago Division and
enclosed teletype be sent.

DETAILS : As a result of TSCM inspections of the Bonn and Rome
Legal Attache Offices, recommendations were made to
have the current telephone systems in these Legat Offices
replaced with Merlin, Model 820 sets for efficiency, operational
and security reasons. The Operations Management Section,
Telecommunications Unit, has procured the recommended telephone
sets which are being tested by Engineering Section personnel.

Merlin telephone systems have been approved by the Telephone
Security Group (TSG) of the Intelli gence Community for

installation in sensitive areas andT I Referral/Direct

Referral /Direct

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In view of the above, it is being recommended that SSA
^travel to Bonn, Germany, and Rome, Italy, to install the
new Merlin telephone systems and to conduct TSCM inspections of
both Legat Offices. It is also being recommended that technical
assistanc e be requested from the Chicago Division to assist SSA
in the installation of the telephones and to conduct

TSCM inspections.

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Memorandum from W. A. Bayse to I
Re: TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERMEASURES (TSCM) MATTERS/

LEGAL ATTACHE (LEGAT) OFFICES BONN, ROME

On 2/6/87, SSA [

] contacted Chicago ASAC [

]and advised him that FBIHQ, Technical Services Division

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(TSD) , would request technical assistance from his division to
conduct TSCM inspections and to in stall new telephone syst ems at

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ASAC

Leqat Offices Bo nn and Rome

| | would be a vailable to assist if FBIHQ requested

] stated that SSA [

assistance.

SSA

]has received TSCM Phase I and II

training and has attended TSCM up-dates.

Date of travel is tentatively scheduled for 5/7/87 and
will take approximately two weeks.

This travel has been coordinated with Unit Chief

Te lecommunications Unit, Operations Management Section, T SD

and wlthl I

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Referral/Direct

Communications to Legats Bonn and Rome concerning this
trip are pending concurrence from DOS.

The estimated cost of this trip for SSAf

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TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERMEASURES (TSCM) MATTERS/

LEGAL ATTACHE (LEGATS) OFFICES BERN, BONN, LONDON,

PARIS AND ROME/TRIP REPORT JJ)

PURPOSE : To report on the TSCM inspections of Legal Attache

Offices Bern, Bonn, London, Paris and Rome, jjjj

SYNOPSIS : TSCM inspections were conducted of Legal Attache

Offices Bern, Switzerland? Bonn, Germany; London,

England? Paris, France and Rome, Italy. All TSCM inspections

consisted of physical and electronic searches, radio frequency

checks and physical and technical examinations of all telephones

and telephone lines. No evidence of any eavesdropping was noted

during these inspections, however, seve ral discrepanc ies were

noted in Legat offices Paris and Rome. I I the Paris b7E P er rai

Legat Office has a common wall with the adjoining building which

is not under U. S. control, cleaning personnel are unescorted in

the Legat Office space, and the office needs Venetian blinds

and/or draperies. Rome analyst support employee should be

advised that the telephone lines may be monitored by the host

country and that sensitive subjects or personal comments

criticizing local government personnel should be avoided. The

Bonn and Rome Legat Offices should be provided with AT & T Merlin

electronic telephone systems with the Key Service Unit installed

in office space controlled by the respective Legat Office. JO]

Enclosures (3)

1 - Mr. Clarke
1 - Mr. Geer
Attention:

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Attention:
1 - Mr. Monroe
Attention:
1 - Mr. Bayse
1 - Mr. Evans
Attention:

(Information only)
Liaison Unit
Mr. Wells
Mr. Stoops

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1 - Mr. Johnson

Mr. Wade

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Memorandum from| | to Mr. Bayse

Re: TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE /TRIP REPORT

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RECOMMENDATIONS : 1. That Operations Management Section,

Telecommunications Unit, provide an AT & T
Merlin system model 820, with seven PEC 9400 079 telephone
sets and one model Z7305H02B telephone set for each Bonn and
Rome Legat Offices. (U)

2. That a threat assessment, both physical and
technical, be conducted at the Paris and Rome Legat Offices by
expert personnel in both disciplines in order that inadequacies
mentioned be corrected at the earliest time possible.

3. That all cleaning personnel be escorted while in
the Paris Legat Office space. jjj

4. That Venetian blinds and/or draperies be installed
in the Paris Legat Office. U)

5. That a closed circuit television be installed at
the entrance to the Paris Legat Office. ^£€3

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that have been approved by the Intelligence Community for use
in sensitive areas. These telephone units have been given a
special designation by AT & T as follows: [j,

1. PEC 9400 - 078 5 button

2. PEC 9400 - 079 10 button

3. PEC 9400 - 080 34 button (Has no lights on

the last 20 buttons)

However, it is recommended that one Merlin telephone
model Z7305H02B, 34 button unit with lights on all buttons, be
modified as the PEC 9400 - 080 and used in order that support
personnel can determine when Agent personnel are on one of the
telephone extensions or the outside telephone line. This
telephone unit would have to be modified by AT & T in order to
meet the technical security requirements , set by the Intelligence
Com munity. Additiona l, details on this can be obtained from

Referral /Direct

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London: No discrepancies or evidence of eavesdropping

was noted during the TSCM inspection. (H)

Engineering Section personnel installed an AT & T
Merlin 820 telephone system that had been provided by the
Telecommunications Unit. This system replaced rotary dialed
Western Electric 830 telephones. jU)

Referral/Direct

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Paris: During the TSCM inspection at the Paris Legat

Office space several discrepancies were noted and they are as
follows:. |U)

1. The Paris Legat Office is located on I I

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I The office space has a common wall with the adjoining

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building which is not under U. S. control and|
located in this area. I

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I The office has an on-line KW7

crypto system with a mechanical model 28 teletype. This teletype
system is so loud when printing that it may be possible to pick
up acoustical sounds from the adjoining building. (Office layout
is enclosed) m<

2. The cleaning personnel (French nationals) have full
access to all areas of the office space with the exception of the
vault area. They are not escorted by either Legat Office or

U. S. Marine personnel.

3. The office space does not have draperies or
Venetian blinds, therefore, most office space is exposed to full
view from adjoining apartments and other offices. Although all
windows have awnings, most of these awnings do not work

properly. (U) Referr

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4. The entrance to the Legat Office is controlled by a
switch located on each desk, however, Legat Office personnel do
not have means of knowing the identity of any Person wa 1 g
access to the office space. Although this may be true of most
other Legat Offices, the Paris Legat Off: ice is . located outs ide < of
the u.S. Embassy and it should have a closed circuit televi
so that office personnel can observe people wanting access to tne

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Rome: During the TSCM inspection of the Rome Legat

Office space, the following discrepancies were noted: |U)

1. The Key Service Unit for the multi-line telephones

used in the office was located outs i flp of the Off i c e

It was located! ^

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3 While conducting the TSCM inspection, SSA | |

overheard the Legat Office support analyst employee in telephonic
conversation with Q uantico personnel discussing a case which w
invGstiaated bv During the conversation, the

support^ employe e made negative rema'rks about the vp_the J>6 per fbi

investigation was conducted by the | I bb f I . . J m ^r\a w-m

advised the support employee that such remarks shou

of host country personnel as the telephone galls may be monit ored.

His response was very negative and stated _ that theyj___ — fm
I Ihad to be put in their place for their meptness. (U)

In addition, the same support employee brought to
the Leaat Office a set of small Russian wooden dolls th
g??en ?fhlm by a Soviet "friend." These doll. «« e s ^ected
for electronic devices and the check was negative.

qsAl I does not know the relationship between the support b6 per fbi

emp loyee and 'his "Russian friend" from the »»» S ±Sn b7C

Mission in Rome, the support employee was advised that caution
should be taken with gifts from his friend, especially if the
gifts are brought to the Legat Office. /r§)((J]

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SURVEILLANCE . . . ./TRIP REPORT

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Above information was b rought t^the attention of^ b6 ^ ^

Legat^Office^wa s under inspe ction 1 and the Legal Attache was »7c
out of town with the Inspector, jpj

In view of the limited office space in the
n q Fmbassv Rome, and the possibility that attempts are

king made S t y o rTolktethe Le^at Office, no recommendat,^ are

the n in«l!ig t ence 1S D iv 1 ision? a If ^commendation Number 2 is
approved^ selected personnel to make the physical and technical
threat assessments will make the necessary recommendations.

TJoforral /Hi yorit

It should be noted that several *ere tems #

voiced by most Legat personnel < ? onc ®J n ^ the te typ
lack of any word processing equipment and the k f
telephone systems. They were advised to . express tne
concerns to Y the Technical Services Division, Operation
Management Section. fjj

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BY LIAISON

GOVLEiiKEIil

May 5, 1987

Mr. D. Jerry Rubino, Director
Security Staff
Justice Management Division

From: William A. Bayse'

Assistant Director
^T^chnical Services Division

Subject: TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERME ASU RES (TSCM)
INSPE'CTION-OF’ , THE’"FORElGN"lNTEL£rGENCE
SURVEILLANCE COURT

This document is classified 11 CONFIDENTIAL 11 in its
entirety, unless otherwise noted. (U)

Reference is made to your memorandum dated March 16 ,
1987, requesting a microphone and telephone security survey of
the Foreign Intelligence Court.

On April 6, 1987, personnel from the Technical Services
Division conducted a TSCM inspection of Room 6725 of the Main
Justice Building. The inspection included a radio frequency
spectrum check, an examination of all telephones and telephone
lines, and a nondestructive physical search. No evidence of
clandestine listening devices was found.

of

results or me tscjyl inspection.

was verbally advised of the

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Date 4/10/89

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Sub i ect : TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERMEASURES COMMITTEE (105-019581)

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